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DRESS SILKS !!
DRESS FABRICS

UNPREcEDENTED BARGAINS
10 pieces Gilbert's Dress Cloths, yd.
wide, 38c. last year, Soc.
IL pieces Gilbert's 38 inch Tricot
Cloth, a8c. +; last year, Doc. and
Soc.
~ pieces Gilbert's 40 inch Tricot
Cloth, 48c. last year, Goo.
% pieces neat Check Cloths, 38e.,
4Sc., Soc. ; never such values.
Quantities of Serges, Cashmeres
and Brocades, 12ac., 15c. !; just half
of what they were.a year or two ago.
FALL JACKETS!
FALL COATS I
Have come in, much improved in
finish, fit and style. The heavier
garments, too, will soon be ready, in
time to ward off Winters chilly
blast
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TRENTON, Nov. 80.


MAKING OUR PROMISES
GOOD, and experiencing gratifying
results. A Saturdays business
amongst the COATS and WRAPS
that exceeded our most sanguine
expectations. BY no fault of ours
shall a single attraction be missed,
but every remaining day of the
present month shall contain pleasant,
profitable surprises for our visitors ;
and with the experience SO far, and
the list prepared for this morning,
assures us that the MONTH OF
NOVEMBER will be one long and
favorably remembered by our pa
irons and selves.
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sHAWLs. Is there any articl,

SHAWLS. Is there any article
of wear that suggests more comfort
in cold weather? We shall show in
this department to-day 20 India
woven and Cashmere-v valley Shawls,
at prices that are phenomenal, TO say
the least, and lifc-time's wear for
the fortunate purchaser of such
shawl, SO to $50. An all-wool
Single Shawl, $1.97 double Blanket
shawls, $3.50 up.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Common Council.

The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Common
Council OF the city OF l.ambertvie will be held In
The Council Room tMasonjc Hali) on MONDAY
EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1887, at ~ O'Clock.
GEO. M. HOLCOMBE, JR.,
Nov. 80 1887 City Clerk
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just received large assort-
ment of Wool Blankets, which
we can and will sell little
cheaper than any other house
in this city.
We have received from the
manufactures 100 boxes Of
Mems, Ladies' and Misses
Merino Underwear, so low that
we cannot be undersold.
CARVER g. WILLIAMS.
Lambertuille. Oct. 70, 1887.
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Then skip to the DRESS GOODS.
Somebody's loss, somebody's gain
your gain in every sense of the word.
Wide, All-wool, Twilled Cancels
Hair, at the ridiculous price of &c.
Then those 27-in. half-wool Mix
lures at l2A cents. Black Silks
that are Silk and not loaded dye
stuffs. Notable Silks those, that you
can rely on. Price, ssc. to $1.25.
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DEATHS.

WEAyER--In Frenchtown, November 10, 1887
Mrs Eva Weaver. aged about 81 years.
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Public Sale of Real
Estate,

BY virtue OF an order of the Orphans, Court Of
the county of Hunterdon the subscriber will offer
81 Bridge street. Lambertville, New Jersey, on
THURSDAY. DECEMBER LIST, 1887, at hali-pasI
two O'Clock in the afternoon. the following Real
Estate lately owned by Rachel II Reading. de.
AND LOT, situate on the south side of Ferry
street. In Lambertvlle, New Jersey and ing
land late of Robert Ely, deceased, the Lot being
ABOUT thirty feet front and two hundred and forty
feet deep.
Conditions on day OF snle
Dated Ian. bertyille, N. j., October 81, 1857,
RICHARD b. READING,
Admin istrator of Rachel p, Reading, decd.
Nov. 2. lSS7.-5t
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THE MARKETS.

Lambertyiile, November 80, 1857
PRICES OF tSkAIN corrected every Wednes-
day by LEAR, HOLc0MB & NIECE, dealers in
Grain, Flour, Feed. &c.
PRICES OF PRODUCE, &C., by CARVER &
WILLIAMS, dealer in Dry Goods and Groceries,
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The LambertviIIe
Improvement Co.,

ganlz ed for the pur-
pose Of impr owing the
CT ty' S inter es is, and
Incorporated under the
laws Of New Jers ey,
will erect sui table
bui ldings and lease
them to par ties des ir-
ing to engage in manu-
factur ing.
Addr ess,
GEO. H. LARSON,
Sec'y.
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HATS, BONNETS AND
MILLINERY.

So much is expected of Ladies'
Head Gear nowadays that it re-
quires real artistic abilities as well
as skillful workmanship. The art
has really grown to be a profession
but few women successfully master.
Our Milliners, of much experience
and ability, are now ready and put
ting forth as fast as possible all that's
choice and desirable of the new
styles Just issued from American
and Partisan designs.
Furniture, Bedding
and Upholstery.
Dress Shoes. Working Shoes.
Rubber Shoes and Trunks.
VAN HORN BROS,
Lambertville, Sept. %, 1887.
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BOOTS AND SHOES
ESTABLISHED IN 1879.

Wishing to inform the public generally
that we are still at old stand wi tn a
good as or tment of
Misses. Ladies and Gents Boots and Shoes
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS FOR FALL AND WINTER WEAR.
We call your special attention that these
reliable goods and of the best max es
We solicit your car full inspection.
A nj ce stock of reliable RUBBER GOODS for
wet weather wear.
CUSTOM WORK, our speciality, promptly and
neatly DONE
GEO. w PEABODY,
Is N Union Street. LAMBERTvILLE.
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This is what brought the crowd
of customers to our coat room on
Saturday, and will do so to-day:
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While thanking our and patrons for their liberal support
during the past year ask them to an inspection OF our
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In BLACK DRESS GOODS we can Show
the best line in the city.
HENRIETTA CLOTH-Slk and Wool and all Wool.
e -DRAP D'ALMA-.sSain solie Armures Carlottas
DIAGONAIS-C hevrons Ottomans and Cashmeres
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81 DIVIDENDS During the Year.

Every intelligent family needs good newspa-
per. 1t Is necessity for parents and children
good way TO make the acquaintance Of TIE
INDEPENDENT Is to send 30 cents Tor "1riaf
"Trip" OF a month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-04

with persons interested In the complete story OF
Kssanes career has appeared in print In 1891
Mr. Burton had been established for eight years as the
proprietor of leather and woollen warehouse He had
prosperous business Among his correspondents were
Filley Chaplin. leather firm in Cincinnati; In Novem-
her 1851, Mr. Burton held their notes for 300 aud he
nIsS in sr asG ono ISL
visited Cincinnati and found that the firm had made an
was subsequently, arrested In Ncw-York on the
charge OF having been IMPLICATED with K Kssane in the y,
the notes and the return Of the saeepskSins;; skins;
With se 4ss Of that ss esdS go the
mngs, who commanded the Martha Washington.
aa an n IN the business Mr. nt
they had purchased the Martha Washington and were an
her arrival The Vessel nut in an appearance at last and
Steamed out Of Cincinnati for Ncworleans with heavy
the steamer and cargo were heavily insured After the
boat burned Adam Chaplin endeayored to secure the
Satisfied that the burning OF the steamer act
OF tincendsrism Burton warned the insurance % cUPn
then sought to win Mr. Burton over to their side o
says MS is maj h ey oes he n would in
securing the payment OF the insurance money Ihcn r
Insurance eo%psncs H refused to assist him but
pended $4,000 of his own money and oyer $4,000
he travelled 100000 miles He constantly bounded
hsrassed and even threatened by Kissane and his ends
instrumental in causing Mr. Ilnrtons death In the sum
case throSShout his travels in the uated and
Canada every movement OF his was watched ny kssahes
agents Early in the fall he became the victim OF mys
terous illness and returned to his home here He lin
gered n few months. but recovered. dying on
December IL, 1885. The fact was established at the
time that Kissanes friends had succeeded in smuggling
subtle poison into his food aud his death resulted,
despite the efforts of the best physicians
10 save him. Mr. Burton's book giving
detailed account Of the case put into print II
was entitled The DRAINS of Crime, Tragedies in Real
Life" According to the preface the book contains among
other things complete confession by william kssane
"Among Mrs Bowman's papers are several interesting
letters. from General Francis A. j. Darr. OF san
Francisco. bears date July IL. 1856. General Darr
says:
Gross Dietrich. Our factory candles, soaps aud oils)
destroyed in 1s51 by the ncendary act OF William
Kissane. While preparing the proofs the other
crimes came 10 light Kissane has become rich and
prominent and his lntmates know nothing OF his crimes
lie was born in Ireland emgrated Cana >and then
came Cincinnati tho fortics Finally he escaped the
halter by the death your father BY poi s0ning.'
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To nE REEORMED By VA YOR PITLER

,DEIrmIA April tSpeciab. Preparations Tor the
Inauguration Of Mayor Filter tomorrow have pccn
completed. His inaugural address VIII be long anu
its princira points viii touch upon clean streets
uure water cheap gas and the general welfare OF the
CITY, The ceremony VIII take place III independence
Hall which will be thrown open to the pubic. bo
will take the ground that he was elected by the
people, and that hc proposes TO administer the du'es
of his Office in the interest Of the whole city, Tho
new Superintendent OF foicc, ca state Senator Johp
Iamon has pledged himself TO break up tho "dves
and organize such police force Will command the
RESPECT of all citizens without regard to pontlcs
The first order 10 be issued fiom the department
of Public safety Will be sent out tomorrow morning
To each lieutenant requesting every officer Oh the iols
TO ieport III uniform at IL clock midnight at thcl
rrspcctlye stations. All who iall To obey the
order will be sumnnrly dismissed. The purpose Is
10 ascertain how many upon the rOs as patrol-
men have been doing duty upon tho streets
i'm the districts 10 which they have been accntited
This acton viii the dismissal Of "a sc0ro or
more Of who have been doing clerical duty NJ
Fifth and Chestnut sts. and draw patrolmcns pay
as performing duty in the street They have no
uniform and Of course cannot supply themselves wth
one In the time allotted
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THE SCYTHIA SAFE IN PORT.
NEVER WITHIN FIFTY MILES OF sCITUATE.

THE INVENTOR OF THE FALSE TALE OF sHIPwRECK
UNKNOwN-CAREFULLY AVOIDING THE COAST
IN THE GALE.
Boston, April tSpecian. - People were greatly
alarmed this morning by the display OF enormous
headlines In the Sunday papers announcing that the
Cunard steamer Scythia, with eOS steerage passen-
gers one frst-class passenger and seventeen inter-
mediate passengers b0arl, had gone ashore OH
Sctuate in tho heavy snow storm ana eastery gaze
which had prevailed for two days. The reports
reached Boston late at night through some unknown
passenger railway train and also through
Boston policeman, neither Of whom seemed to have
a clear idea Of the nature of the accident Icle-
graphic communication with Scituate was cut OF by
the storm and nothing couM be learned from thcrc
dircct The lack of definite knowledge was, however.
no bar to tho imaginative reporter
The Scythia arrived at this port today unhamed.
Captain Roberts, VINO tor over quarter of century
has been in the service OF the Cunard Line and has
long enjoyed line reputation for discretion and
good seainaship, when off Cape Cod in the storm oD
trdiy saw by his soundings that he was approaching
me coast put his vessel about and sailed about hfy
miles 10 sea. This morning. the weather Gearing.
ho headed for Boston and arrived at his dock without
misnap at o. 80 p M As matter Of fact, the
scy tina was at time saturday night within
fifty miles OF Scituae, and how that story originated
ia mystery The terrific gale, however, made pcO-
pie believe disaster possible The reporters in
formed the Cunard agent who chartered special
tran and took with him twenty -hiivc reporters. At
3 p m tho party started for scituac, arriving there
Then the party tramped through three miles OF
Ow1irifts to the beach, where, the sun having
risen, clear view OF the long stretch Of coast
obtained. There no sign Of wreck In any drcc
ton The sea was tremendously high, the waves
breaking over the tops OF the cliffs fifty feet high
Convinced Of the faisity Of tho umOr concerning
the scythia, the party returned at once to Boston.
Captain Roberts indignant when informed that
rumor had been circulated that The Scythia had gone
ashore at scituate. and made the following statement
ION Friday encountered a heavy gale from east
northeast. accompanied by binding snow storm. From
our position at saturday Cape Cod bore south
west by west thIrty-two miles At that time the ships
head was Immediately put around and headed eastward
did not think t prudent to proceed further owing 10
the heavy gale aud bindng She was run ut half
speed for tycght miles when the storm abated some
and IL began to clear" Captain Roberts further states
tnat 1t the heaviest gale he experienced in
Massachusetts Bay.
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CHOLERA IN SOUTH AMERICA.
EPIDEMIC IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

TWO HUNDRED DEATHS A DAY IN TUCUMAN--RAG-
ING IN SANTIAGO.
PANAMA March 2l.-The Boisd, Of Arequipa. OF Febrl
airy says Choera has appeared on the eastern from
tier OF Bolivia where have occurred at CorunDa
and at Padila, the capital OF the Province OF Tomna
A Bolivian paper says: The cholera has appeared In
Vadvia that to say in the Province Of Tara In the
Argentine Republic and the Bolivian frontier Our
authorities doing their best TO prevent 1t reaching
here and for this have cut off all communication
with Corumba where the disease is raging The Corumba
here alluded TO Is Brazilian town the Bolivian from
tier and which s separated by gigantic range OF
the Coreras. Pada or Laguna Is thirty-nve leagues
distant from Chuqusaca and Iomina and rucupaga are
villages situated between them"
Correspondence from the Argentine Republic Is sadly
interesting II not horrifyng Tucuman has suffered the
worst the death rate having reached 200 day-and
almost all sudden attacks followed by
sudden deaths In Tucuman the only vehicles seen IN
the streets were hearses in the charge Of priests o the
different order The families who went into the country
found themselves compelled by hunger to return
In the city there is great poverty and was selling
readily at so cents a pound. There we're not doctors
enough although happily upward of fifty practitioners
had arrived from BuenOs Ayres at tho end OF January
Notwithstanding the activity displayed by these hninan
tarans the authorities, bodies are continually
found outside OF .he city AT the mercy oftne dogs
In the four DAYS ending February ~. 626 cases OF
cholera occurred In Santiago. Chile During the same
period there Az deaths In that city from the dis
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RIOT IN 81 VANNAH.
FIGHT AT A SALVATION ARMY MEETING.

RUFFIANs ARMED WITH CLUBS INVADE THE HALL
NOSES BROKEN AN1DTEETH KNOCKED OUT.
SAVANNAH April (SpecidD.-The Salvation Army
meeting here tonight tho occasion Of riot which
imperiled of lives. The army meets In Fords
Hall and has nightly attracted 800 or 400 people
Tonight an unusual hrong surrounded the building An
unusually large sprinkng Of ruians was In the crowd
One Of them nsulted q lady and her escort
struck him in the face. In an instant
tho ruiians rose In body and precipitated hgnt;
Some of the respectable men present champlohed
the cause Of the ady's protector; ana Iorty
fifty mon were soon involved I'D
fight Many of the rulians armed with clnDs ana
chairs and other movable used with terrible
effect Several pistols Ourtshed but no shots were
fired There policeman present and the compat-
ants fought for twenty minutes before detail OF blue
coats arrived and cleared the hall.
Five suffered broken noses. several had teeth
knocked out and twenty-five others more less seri-
ously battered up The 15J or moro womcn present
added the confusion by screaming and rushing about
tho hall seeking safety from the flying missiles.
Many of them hudded IN terror terror e.n, on
the stage. The scene OF the hght
was at head OF flight OF stairs which furnish
the only the hall and to escape to the street re-
qured charging through the thckest OF the ray
fad the stairway been accessible many lves would
probably been lost In the pancstrcken rush OF
women.
The attitude of the police force toward the army does
not meet with popular approval Three members Oh thc
army were arrested before the fight
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CALIFORNIA LAND FRA UDS.
MEMBERS OFTHE BENSON RING" INDICTED
FALSE SURVEYS, sUPPOsITITTOUs SURVEYORS
GREAT TRACTS PRACTICALLY LOST.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIDUSE.]

FALSE SURVEYS sUPPosITITIoUs SURVEYORS
GREAT TRACTS PRACTICALLY LOST.
ley TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIDUSE.1
SAN FRANCISCO April 3-The Grand Jury investigation
OF land frauds in the Surveyor Generals Office. under
what known as the Benson ring ended last night the
jury bringing In indictments against forty persons I'M
plicated but their will not be revealed until to-
The investigation has shown shameless frauds
in land surveying and in the settlement OF Government
land in California. John A. Benson, who served ono
term survey yorgeneral of California, established
surveying bureau and through his intimacy with sur
ycyor generals he secured valuable contracts lie was
enabled do this by learning OF the bids OF other con-
tractors By employing dummy surveyors and ocators
he not only got large OF money for fraudulent sur
veys but he secured immense tracts OF land which nc
arterward sold at good profit For than ten years
been the real head OF the Surveyor Generas
Office In this State and II is notorious that he secured
the appointment Wagner and Of Rcchert the present
incumbent both OF whom have been his creatures. Is
estimated that the profits from his contracts ranged
from $500 to 100000 yearly.
curious feature of the business was advances made
by local banks 10 Benson & Co. 1t the custom OF
Benson inform the banks that lie had secured GER
tain surveying contract which would give net profit
OF so many thousand dollars The bank would then al
money. and when the survey was nearly hlshed
Benson would inform the bank and It would send the
presidents OF these banks knew OF the fraudulent
character OF surveys made by Benson and were inter
surveyor, whose name figures on many surveys,
testified before the Grand Jury that ho was hired TO
allow his To he used. and that he knew nothing or
surveying His naIno appears on scores OF surveys III
four counties in which did he ever set foot In
another OF Bensous deputies surveyed number
OF townships, that he got In thrtysN sections where
there usually only thirtytwO The ring thus gobDlcd
four and this fraud amounted to loss 10 tho state
OF every thirty ysiNt township which Is school township
Although OF indicted persons were N disclosed
an open that they include number or pron
officials, among whom John \. Benson aud ms
two partners Marway and Foreman, Theodore ielchcrt
fprfu ef I'll ri
Colonel j. f. Woods. BcnsOn's chef assistant. and
John McNec present partner OF Benson, who II now GU
gagged on contract for nlling Potomac Flats at ash
ngto. II l. also reported that Philip licnhal OF the
Anglo CaliforniH Bank well ms Mackay and Flood OF
the Nevada bank, will be indicted.
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pRyygy.waY BY ANONYMOUS LETTERS


J.cKsoSvrrLy Fla, April tspee,an.-Dr NJ l. Moore,
the wealthiest and prominent physician OF Gaines
yic Fla few days ago received an anonymous ros'ai
card stating that the writer aui the public were aware
OF his repeated instances Of malpractice and warning
him 10 dee at once II he valued his personal safety
DR. Moore told j. H. Hodges that the charges were ar
soutely false but that would cost him large amount
Of money TO 20 TO law about the matter and possibly ruin
hun I'm business He was greatly troubled In mind and
on wednesday night fed from the city and has not been
seen since when story became topic on the Streets
IL causod nten G Indignation and II WAS the nnanimoos
yeriict that IL was a case of blsekmaL Many people
eyeu went 80 far as insnuate that less prosperous
rival physicians were at the bottom OF the pot p,.
Moore came here nearly three years ago and hSs do
@ s,o Rnshs Medical Colledee of Chicago. aud Bele.
VIE iosp,tal New Work Public indignation cuiniin.tsa
In a meeting last night Resolutions were adopted ie
noancins tho cowariy way Ia which the charges haa
been brought and requesting Dr Moore 70 ,s,rn aua
pisdging him public sympathy aud protection unit,
nroyen guilty. characterzing those vilanous persons
Who torme nted Mira Moore with anonymous letters 60
counting the alleged misdeeds OF her husband ~ zoo
hase 10 notice and announcing that found out they
will be punished by incensed community. over s2oo
was subscbed "a reward for the detection OF the w,c
of the anony nous communications
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LET THEN PRACTISE WHAT THEY PREACH

The Department OF Public Works is never weary OF
cauoung residents OF this city against permitting Croton
water to run to Meters to record the daily con-
sumption been placed in every manufactory livery
stable hospta hotel Hat house, and In most OF tho ten
n Inc city and there Is bill before
the Legislature whose intent to give tho Department OF
Public Works power place meter In every dwelling.
house Nevertheless the department does not praouso
xh.t n nreaches There is "A drinking hydrant on the
southwest corner OF seyenthave and Twentynrsts
was there during the regime OF the Boston focs
reouest OF tho proprietor Of the place, In order that
thirsty teasters might be induced TO slake tner thrs
ousde good sized pours from tho fountain AL
day All last winter part OF tho street between seventh
this fountain put up and maintained to please County
Uemocracy rtm-seller The people In Twenty -nrstst
between Seventh and Eighth protested 10 the Board
NJ Health but nothing was done complaint 10
the Department OF Public Works had the effect OF shut
ting on the water for just ono day.
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LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

MAIDEN, Mass. April 3.-Iho stables ana carhouSe oi
tho Boston Consolidated Street Railroad Company were
burned this morning, together with hfy horses iorV
tons OF hay fcrtythrec sets Of harness ana some
stock The originated from the bursting o
lamp Tie total loss s 10000; insurance, To'ooo'
WiscmEsTER, Va, April 81. s. Dayiss dry-gooas c.
tablisnment with Its contents. and James W. "a'er
dwelling house and furniture were destroyed py nrc III
Rerryyille at 3 n. m. to-day Ine loss Is estimated q.
10000 partly insured. The origin OF tho hre III ho'
known -,
MITCHELL, Dak April 3-The charred remains vi N'''
Jonn Manco who lived twelve miles south OF hcrc were
v..ter1.v found i'm the ruins OF her house. which was
burned Friday night. Her husband IL IN California
There IA SOME reason 10 suspect foul play.